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September 30, 2010
ROBO SPACE
Raytheon Unveils Lighter, Faster, Stronger Exoskeleton Robotic Suit
Tewskbury MA (SPX) Sep 29, 2010
Raytheon unveiled its second generation Exoskeleton (XOS 2) at its research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, during a demonstration with Paramount Home Entertainment. The new robotic suit is lighter, faster and stronger than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power. Its enhanced design also means that it is more resistant to the environment. "XOS 1 was essentially a proof of concept," said Dr. Fraser M. Smith, vice president of operations for Raytheon Sarcos. "With XOS 2, we targeted po ... read more

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ROBO SPACE

Dancing Robot Swan Triggers Emotions
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DRAGON SPACE

China Ready For Another Lunar Encounter
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ROBO SPACE

'Helper' robots seen within 10 years
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ROBO SPACE

'Automatic' artificial arm said 'too easy'
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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ROBO SPACE

Emotional Robot Pets
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CAR TECH

New Supercomputer Sees Well Enough To Drive A Car
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MARSDAILY

NASA tests (cramped) Mars-type rovers in Arizona desert
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SPACE TRAVEL

Cyborgs Needed For Escape From Earth
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review
MOON DAILY

Moon's Craters Give New Clues To Early Solar System Bombardment
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MOON DAILY

NASA's LRO Exposes Moon's Complex And Turbulent Youth
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MOON DAILY

Next Step For ESA's First Moon Lander
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MARSDAILY

Strong Robotic Arm Extends From Next Mars Rover
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Tiny MAVs May Someday Explore And Detect Environmental Hazards
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CAR TECH
'Green' vehicles share 10-million-dollar X prize
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2010
Three teams - two American and one Swiss - shared a 10-million-dollar jackpot awarded Thursday by the X Prize Foundation for developing cars that exceeded 100 miles per gallon (42.5 kilometers per liter) or its energy equivalent. A host of senior US politicians and auto executives looked on as the foundation, which promotes innovation in various fields, handed out its awards to the teams t ... more

ROBO SPACE
Japan takes another step in replacing humans with robots
Tsukuba, Japan (AFP) Sept 15, 2010
The replacement of humans by machines in the workplace took another step on Wednesday, as Japanese researchers unveiled a model they hope could lead to humanoid menial workers. Its makers, Kawada Industries and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), hope the robot will be a step towards creating a model that can help ease greying Japan's looming labour s ... more

TECH SPACE
Portable Laser Backpack Revolutionizes Interior 3D Mapping
Arlington VA (AFNS) Sep 15, 2010
A portable, laser backpack for 3D mapping has been developed at the University of California, Berkeley, where it is being hailed as a breakthrough technology capable of producing fast, automatic and realistic 3D mapping of difficult interior environments. Research leading to the development of the reconnoitering backpack, was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Ar ... more

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ROBO SPACE

New Artificial Skin Could Make Prosthetic Limbs And Robots More Sensitive

ROBO SPACE

Football Robots Have Future Of Artificial Intelligence At Their Feet


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NUKEWARS
First Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Found

This Planet Smells Funny

Scientists looking to spot alien oceans

NUKEWARS
Hylas Gets Green Light For Spaceport Trip

Poll: Children embracing e-books

Northrop Grumman Space Cryocoolers Achieve 100 Years Of On-Orbit Performance

NUKEWARS
Japan's first GPS satellite in operational orbit

Geotagged Photos Help Prioritize Oil Spill Response In Gulf

Rush Trucking Selects SkyBitz To Increase Security And Asset Efficiency

NUKEWARS
China's Mystery Moon Rocket

China To Launch Second Lunar Probe

China Ready For Another Lunar Encounter

NUKEWARS
Supernova Shrapnel Found In Meteorite

Impact 'fireballs' spotted on Jupiter

Catch A Falling Star

NUKEWARS
Pan-STARRS Discovers Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Rosetta Should Look South For Safe Landing Site

Scientists find 'rubble pile' asteroids

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UAV NEWS
Aerovel Testing Flexrotor Long-Endurance Robotic Aircraft With VTOL
Husum WA (SPX) Sep 13, 2010
Aerovel's Flexrotor miniature aircraft entered a new development phase Tuesday as the first prototype, named Pandora, began flight test. The table-top sized aircraft is designed for more than 3000 km range, and endurance exceeding a day and a half. In announcing its first flight, Aerovel's president, Tad McGeer - who previously led development of the Aerosonde and Scaneagle robotic aircraft - said that this time around was a little different. "With Aerosonde we launched into flight test by b ... read more

UAV NEWS
US drone strike kills four militants in Pakistan

Two US drone strikes kill seven militants in Pakistan

Boeing Wins DARPA Vulture II Program

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UAV NEWS
Hylas Gets Green Light For Spaceport Trip

Poll: Children embracing e-books

Northrop Grumman Space Cryocoolers Achieve 100 Years Of On-Orbit Performance

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UAV NEWS
Optical Chip Enables New Approach To Quantum Computing

Spin Soliton Could Be A Hit In Cell Phone Communication

Chip revenue expected to grow 31.5 percent in 2010: Gartner

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UAV NEWS
Nuclear horror scenarios for Germany

France's EDF designs reactor to challenge Areva: report

Environmentalists slam Great Lakes nuclear shipment

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UAV NEWS
Uganda holds two key al-Qaida operatives

India's ID scheme launched in tribal village

India makes new 'terrorism' warning to Pakistan

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